The Secret of Power From on High

TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY.
ij;be jfull Gospel.
" <strong>The</strong>n Peter said : Repent, ... for
the remission <strong>of</strong> sins, and ye shall receive
the gift <strong>of</strong> the Holy Ghost."-AcTS ii. 38.
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HEN John the Baptist preached,
" Repent, for the kingdom <strong>of</strong>
heaven is at hand," he also said : "He
that cometh after me shall baptize you
with the Holy Ghost and with fire."
When Christ preached the Gospel <strong>of</strong> the
Kingdom, He said : ",<strong>The</strong>re are some
standing here, who shall not see death
till the kingdom <strong>of</strong> God has come in
power." This is what happened at the
outpouring <strong>of</strong> the Holy Spirit. Peter
preached, on the Day <strong>of</strong> Pentecost, the
full Gospel <strong>of</strong> repentance and forgiveness
<strong>of</strong> sins, and the gift <strong>of</strong> the Holy Spirit.
This is indispensable in preaching the
Gospel, for then only is it possible for a
Christian to live in the will <strong>of</strong> God and
to please Him in all things. <strong>The</strong> kingdom
<strong>of</strong> God is righteousness (in Christ), and
joy (in God) through the Holy Spirit. <strong>The</strong>
continuous joy <strong>of</strong> which Christ speaks :
"My joy," can only be obtained through
the power <strong>of</strong> the Holy Ghost.
How <strong>of</strong>ten only half the Gospel is
preached-conversion and forgiveness <strong>of</strong>
sins, and souls are led no further into the
truth-the knowledge and appropriation
<strong>of</strong> the life <strong>of</strong> the Spirit within us is not
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